OBW - advice and fabric opinion please
#1
Hi...having seen all the wonderful OBW's on here I want to try one.
Firstly, I bought this fabric and now am having second thoughts that I have chosen something with too many colours. Do you think this will be ok?
Secondly...I have been looking through the site and see instructions, which I'll go back and read again, but I'm unsure of how wide I need to cut my strips. Is about 2 and 1/2" about right..to make a 4" hexagon? I have a 60° triangle, but I'm just unsure of the strip width that I need to cut first
Thanks
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Janice
Firstly, I bought this fabric and now am having second thoughts that I have chosen something with too many colours. Do you think this will be ok?
Secondly...I have been looking through the site and see instructions, which I'll go back and read again, but I'm unsure of how wide I need to cut my strips. Is about 2 and 1/2" about right..to make a 4" hexagon? I have a 60° triangle, but I'm just unsure of the strip width that I need to cut first
Thanks
Blessings
Janice
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Well, I think that it is a pretty busy fabric for an OBW, but I bet it will turn out great!! Cut your strips 3 3/4 inches, which will make a hex that finishes at 6 inches. You can go smaller, and do the 2 1/2 too. The smaller one will isolate the colors better. It's entirely up to you. You can cut a strip of each size and cut the hexs, then decide which you like best. Use the size NOT chosen as border accents, or a pillow or a doll quilt. And good luck, I want to see how it turns out!!
#7
I would find & measure the repeats before figuring out block sizes. Your repeat will determine your block size.
I like the bright multi-colored OBW's better than the more subtle shade-shifting ones.
I like the bright multi-colored OBW's better than the more subtle shade-shifting ones.
#9
Originally Posted by BKrenning
I would find & measure the repeats before figuring out block sizes. Your repeat will determine your block size.
I like the bright multi-colored OBW's better than the more subtle shade-shifting ones.
I like the bright multi-colored OBW's better than the more subtle shade-shifting ones.
This fabric is very pretty :D:D:D
#10
Thank you all...I've been busy reading through Cutebuns tuts and it's starting to make more sense now. Some lovely fabrics in there. I can't wait to get started :) I will certainly post pics when I'm done
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